{"product_id":"the-land-beyond-the-mists-essays-on-identity-and-authority-in-precolonial-congo-and-rwanda-paperback","title":"The Land beyond the Mists: Essays on Identity and Authority in Precolonial Congo and Rwanda - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Newbury\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe horrific tragedies of Central Africa in the 1990s riveted the attention of the world. But these crises did not occur in a historical vacuum. By peering through the mists of the past, the case studies presented in \u003ci\u003eThe Land Beyond the Mists\u003c\/i\u003e illustrate the significant advances to have taken place since decolonization in our understanding of the pre-colonial histories of Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern Congo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on both oral and written sources, these essays are important both for their methods-viewing history from the perspective of local actors-and for their conclusions, which seriously challenge colonial myths about the area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Newbury\u003c\/b\u003e is the Gwendolen Carter Professor of African Studies at Smith College. His books include \u003ci\u003eKings and Clans: A Social History of the Lake Kivu Rift Valley\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfrican Historiographies: What History for Which Africa?\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePaths to the Past: Essays in Honor of Jan Vansina\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130344444039,"sku":"9780821418758","price":66.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/33bf3a3668928569f6e0c7d9acddb2f9.webp?v=1732610107","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-land-beyond-the-mists-essays-on-identity-and-authority-in-precolonial-congo-and-rwanda-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}